A Hot Shot at Empire City Casino: 'Maluisa' Hits $199,916 Jackpot

The Hot Shots Progressive slot machine was the hot spot at Empire City Casino on Wednesday (August 24) when a woman identified as “Maluisa” hit a jackpot worth$119,916 at 6:31 pm.

The player made a $3 wager on the penny-denomination slot machine located in the Victorian Room to hit the eighth six-figure jackpot of the year.
The month of August has been a great one for Empire City players. "Tommy" from Yorktown Heights hit a $320,000 jackpot on the afternoon of August 11, the second biggest jackpot of the year made‎ a $200 wager on the $100 denomination 3x4x5 Double Diamond slot machine at 12:45 pm.
The biggest jackpot thus far in 2016 was hit by Tracie B. on February 5, when she won $388,311.84 on the Blazing 7’s slot machine. It was the largest jackpot since the all-time Empire City record of$1,473,503 was brought home by Suffolk County resident Howard G. on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 11:00 am. That jaw-dropping score was won on the popular IGT Wheel of Fortune® Triple Stars® slot machine, located just a few hundred feet from the casino’s valet entrance.
July started off with a bang when a slot-player from Mamaroneck hit a $139,808 jackpot on July 1. The woman identified as “Nancy” made the six-figure score at 4:31 pm on the Bally Fireball slot in Empire City’s Victorian Room. She made a $2 wager on the penny-denomination machine.
Three days earlier, a Connecticut player identified as “Vincent” hit a jackpot worth $100,020 on June 28 in the Gotham Palace on the Bally/Double Jackpot Wild slot. Vinny made a $5 wager on the $1 denomination machine.
“Lucy” from the Bronx hit the jackpot for $129,107 on June 8 on the Bally/Hot Shot Progressive machine.
“Salvatore,” a Long Island player, hit the year's third largest jackpot – a $144,324 score – on May 2on the Bally/Hot Shot Progressive machine at Empire City Casino.
On February 18, a player identified as “Pavel” had the hot hand, scoring for $105,778 on the Bally 777 Wild Jackpot Quick Hit slot machine.
Jackpot Record History: Howard G’s record jackpot exceeded the previously held record by nearly one million dollars, hit by Manuel Esteche of Port Chester hit for $571,000 in February 2015. Esteche’s haul broke the previous record jackpot of $509,000 won in November 2014 by Moosue Stefern of Bergenfield, New Jersey.